"And when you return to the War Department, be sure to tell the Quartermaster Bureau that they must strictly control the production of rifles!

It won't be long before we have to get a new rifle! ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte again revealed his intention to Montauban, and he planned to bring the Mauser breech rifle into the army by the end of 1857 at the latest.

Hear Jérôme. Montauban's face showed a slightly surprised expression, and he immediately said that he would definitely bring his words to the Quartermaster Bureau.

"By the way, the next model of rifle will be equipped in Algiers first, you governor of Algiers, don't drop the chain for me!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said casually.

"Your Majesty, will the next model of rifle still be a front-loading gun?" Montauban then questioned Jérôme. Bonaparte storm.

"No!" Jérôme. Bonaparte shook his head and replied to Montauban: "The next type of rifle will be the breech-loading rifle!" ”

"Breech-loading rifles!" Montauban looked at Jérôme in surprise. Bonaparte, he did not understand why the shrewd emperor would do such a "stupid" thing.

The rear-loading rifle is much smaller than the front-loading rifle in terms of range and power, and its only advantage lies in the rate of fire and the degree of freedom of shooting.

However, France is not now focusing on the rate of fire, but on the accuracy of the shots and the organization of the army.

Therefore, in Montauban's view, these two advantages are not advantages, but its disadvantages are very obvious.

"What's wrong?" Despite the fact that Jérôme. Bonaparte knew what Montauban was thinking, but he still asked Montauban with a pretended curiosity: "Do you have a problem with the rear-loading gun?" ”

"Your Majesty, I don't think the rear-loading gun should be a weapon for the next generation of France!" Montauban vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte retorted, "We should continue on the road of front-loading guns!" ”

"Then you tell me, what else is the way forward with the gun in front??" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked rhetorically.

As a traverser, he understands the limitations of the front-loading gun too well, and the Minne rifle can be said to be the masterpiece of the front-loading gun, and further improvements are in vain.

And the reloading gun is different, its potential can be said to be unlimited, for a hundred years.

Breech Single Shot Rifle (Mauser 1870) – Breech Repeating Rifle (Morganasin) – Semi-Automatic Rifle – Automatic Rifle.

These are the "predecessors" given to Jérôme. Bonaparte's experience, Jérôme Bonaparte would not be stupid not to follow the route prescribed by his predecessors, and had to grope alone.

"Your Majesty, the rear-loading gun also has a lot of shortcomings!" Montauban vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

"Yes! Rear loading guns do have a lot of drawbacks! "Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded in acknowledgement, "but you can't deny that he also has a lot of good qualities!"

A qualified rear-loading rifle can effectively reduce the difficulty of training, and at the same time, it will allow our army to suppress the opponent's firepower in a short time!

Just imagine someone who fires only one bullet a minute, and you shoot 3 or even 4 at once! This way, you'll have more chances to destroy your opponents! ”

"However, this will cause us logistical difficulties!" Montauban subconsciously retorted.

"Minister Montauban, hasn't the Crimean War given you a warning?" Jérôme. Bonaparte's tone was slightly lost, he didn't expect that the war minister he had chosen would be timid and not yet reflect the change in the future mode of war!

Via Jérôme. Montoban of Bonaparte's "Mention Point" suddenly remembered Jérôme. Bonaparte repeatedly emphasized the role of rail transport, realizing that the logistical difficulties that had not been right in the past could be compensated for by rail transport.

"I see!" Montauban hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, what you want to say is that logistics can be made up by rail, so there is no need to worry about logistics at all!" ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and at the same time an expression of "teachable" appeared.

"You're right!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said to Montauban, "Our time is different from that of my uncle. We have a more powerful transport system than the previous generation!

As long as it is arranged properly, there is no need to worry about logistics at all.

Just like we did during the Crimean War, as long as we can coordinate the dispatch of the railway!

That's why I've repeatedly stressed the need for your War Department to calibrate the time and memorize the timetable for the railway!

The decisive factor in the future war lies in the intensity of the application and mobilization of the railway on both sides! ”

"The role of the railway and the intensity of mobilization!" Montauban muttered.

"The future war will not be a battle of 100,000 or 200,000 troops, and a total mobilization of 1 million or even 2 million troops!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said to Montauban in a deep voice: "An army of more than a million men may be far from an army of more than a million men in a day with a frontal width of just over a hundred kilometers, and the depth of the battle between the two sides may not exceed 20 kilometers!" ”

"This ...... No way! "Montauban did not believe in Jérôme. The war that Bonaparte was talking about, even during the Napoleonic Wars, France did not experience such a thing.

"Minister Montauban, nothing is impossible!" Jérôme. Bonaparte sighed to Montauban, "Technology is changing our fate, and at the same time, it will make the future war more tragic!"

Crimea is just the beginning of our journey towards cruelty! ”

Although Montauban is reluctant to believe now Jérôme. Bonaparte's words, but he had a faint sense of Jérôme. Future wars in Bonaparte's mouth are indeed possible.

"That's it!" Jérôme. Bonaparte decided to stop the conversation, and he replied to Montauban: "Stop this question for now!"

The next generation rifle in France is indeed a rear-loading rifle, and I don't care if you like it or not, there is no possibility of easing up on this issue!

After you become the Governor of Algiers, be sure to actively cooperate with the rifle test! ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! Montauban nodded to Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

Seeing that Montauban was a little emotional. Bonaparte again replied to Montauban: "But don't worry! I can assure you of one thing. The performance of the next generation of rifles will definitely be better than the current one, and the problem of air tightness, they are also trying to solve it as much as possible!

If you're still not convinced, head over to Mauser and try it out!

I think you'll love it! ”

Montauban nodded again, deciding to take the time to visit the Mauser gunsmith factory.

"Also, the problem of this next-generation rifle, you know it!" Jérôme. Bonaparte admonished Montauban, "I don't want to make a storm all over the city!" If this spreads, I'll be the first to find you!

Do you understand? ”

"Got it!" Montauban vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

"That's it! You can go back! "Jérôme. Bonaparte replied to Montauban with a wave of his hand.

Montauban rose to Jérôme. Bonaparte saluted and left his office.

……

In the days leading up to the arrival of the Victorian couple, Jérôme. Bonaparte was constantly processing the information sent by the Secretariat, and at the same time summoned the bankers in France to discuss the European Monetary Union.

However, instead of summoning them all to the meeting, he summoned them in batches to ask for their views.

The first group of people to be summoned were Magne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Bemini, President of the Banque de France, Fuld, Secretary of State, and Algou, former President of the Banque de France.

For the Count of Argou, who has been idle at home, Jérôme. Bonaparte's summons was undoubtedly the greatest respect for him.

Although he himself did not approve of the European Monetary Union, he nevertheless came to the Imperial Council at the Tuileries Palace.

When Count Argou entered the Imperial Council Hall, he immediately saw two ministers and a bank president who had been waiting for some time.

Looking at the ambitious "Iron Triangle", Count Algu's face showed a bitter smile.

At the beginning, I was pulled off the horse by the group of people in front of me.

"Count Argu, you're here!" As the president of the Banque de France, Bemini, after seeing the Count of Argo, who had been on crutches, hurriedly came to him and pretended to be "respecting the old and loving the young" and helped Algo.

"Thank you, Count Bemini!" Count Argu said to Bemini with a forced smile on his lips.

At the same time, Count Algu also kept telling himself in his heart that the more this time, the more he could not lose his demeanor.

The most taboo thing in the political game is to tear the face, which means that there will be no room for relaxation between the two sides!

In this way, Bemini held Algu in his arms and waited for Jérôme. The arrival of Bonaparte.

After five minutes, Jérôme. Bonaparte appeared before them.

Everyone present asked Jérôme . Bonaparte saluted, Jérôme. Bonaparte gently raised his hand to the crowd, "Everyone, no! ”

He then gave another order to Mocal to bring in a few reclining chairs.

Mokal hurriedly brought three chairs with backrests, and Jérôme sat on the throne. Bonaparte consulted with the four men under the throne.

"Guys, I think you all know, I'm going to tell you what you're calling for!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said straight to the three people present: "Tell me who should organize this meeting of the European Monetary Union!" ”

"Your Majesty, I think it should be handed over to you to personally lead!" Fuld immediately turned to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

Bemini, Mane, and Count Argou also said that Jérôme. It couldn't have been better for Bonaparte to personally lead and organize the meeting.

"So who will be the French representative at this conference?" Jérôme. Bonaparte glanced at the three people present and asked slowly.

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